Particularly when venturing into new relationships, there’s likely to be hesitation, hypervigilance, and ambiguity. There isn’t a universal template for engaging others and empathic communication. We often learn by modeling from those around us, of whom may or may not...
Martin Luther King Jr. epitomized a person who tapped into his passion and purpose. He proactively advocated for civil and human rights which resulted in the celebration of his birthday as a day of remembrance and a coveted “day of service.” Helping children to...
We all have our own distinct story and define “dysfunction” in our own way, as it impacts each of us differently. Whatever the dysfunction is and to whatever extent, letting it have power over you and sustain control over your life is taking away from the meaningful...
Teens routinely say that their school-year stress levels are far higher than they think is healthy and their average reported stress exceeds that of adults, per an annual survey published by the American Psychological Association (APA).[i] On average, teens reported...
As parents, there may be nostalgia and excitement associated with watching your children dress up in their individually selected costumes, while getting together with friends, and joining in on a community based tradition. On the other hand, you may be exasperated...
A New Parenting Phenomenon: Creepy Clown Anxiety Thirty-three states have reported creepy clown “incidents.”[i] Although a majority of them have been hoaxes and false alarms, there have also been some legitimate incidents where creepy clowns have been caught...
I took a poll of 50 adults and asked them to write down and indicate what’s the one thing they would want their parent to know. They had an opportunity to have either one or both parents in mind and could write whatever they felt – whether it be positive or negative....
I spent six days in Uganda on a mission serving the Abayudaya Tribe and the surrounding communities in five villages near the city of Mbale. In honor of my son’s Bar Mitzvah we fundraised for mosquito nets, notebooks, pencils, pencil sharpeners and soccer balls. My...
There is certainly no instruction booklet on how to help our children foster positive relationships. The way we first learn is through modeling our parent’s behavior, by process of elimination, and through on the job training when we’re thrust into our social worlds...
Challenges Of Parenting I Never Signed Up For: Living In An Overtly Violent World I distinctly remember being upstate in a bungalow colony and feeling overwhelming fear because I overheard that the “Son of Sam” was earmarking and attacking young women with blond hair....
